School Databases

An extremely comprehensive and fully integrated, topic-specific reference library filled with authoritative, award-winning content that is available to student researchers anytime, anywhere. Databases include American Government, American History, The African American Experience, World History: Ancient and Medieval Eras. World History: The Modern Era

Virtually every course of study, from history to science to literature, is ultimately tied to the study of people. Biography in Context delivers outstanding research support with 600,000+ biographical entries, on more than 528,000 individuals, spanning history and geography.

Global Issues in Context offers global perspectives on issues of international importance and current world events and topics in the news related to these issues.
Not a pro and con database, Global Issues in Context is a truly non-U.S. centric resource that ties together a variety of sources to present a rich analysis of issues — providing information seekers with a framework to better understand 21st-century issues and events while highlighting global connections and the interdependence of all nations.

Supporting high school curricula and university coursework, Science in Context features authoritative information for assignments and projects, and provides detailed coverage of popular subjects. From earth science and life science, to space, technology, mathematics and science history and biography, this revolutionary, curriculum-oriented online experience is designed to boost achievement for students and researchers.

Online, searchable reference sets: Arts and Humanities Through the Ages; Encyclopedia of World Biography; American Decades; Gilded Age and the Progressive Era, Fashion, Costume, and Culture; History in Dispute, Checks and Balances: Three Branches of the American Government; Modern American Literature; Reference Guide to World Literature; Short Stories for Students; Encyclopedia of Children's Health; Encyclopedia of Medicine; Encyclopedia of Prescription Drugs; The African-American Years; Mathematics; Encyclopedia of Science; UXL Encyclopedia of Science; and Encyclopedia of Psychology

This database includes topic overviews that provide students with a starting point for research and 60,000 top videos from the Associated Press. Databases Searched: Book Collection Nonfiction: High School Edition, Book Collection Nonfiction: Middle School Edition, MAS Ultra - School Edition, Newspaper Source, Science Reference Center, Topic Overviews 6-12,
eBook Public Library Collection, Consumer Health Complete, Middle Search Plus.

This database provides full text articles for more than 40 national (U.S.) and international newspapers, more than 370 regional (U.S.) newspapers, and full-text television & radio news transcripts from CBS News, CNN, CNN International, FOX News, NPR, etc.

This complimentary research database provides scholarly, government and general-interest sources covering the environmental effects of individuals, corporations and governments and what can be done at each level to minimize negative impacts.

Includes links to 4 SIRS databases for middle and high school students: SIRS Issues Researcher (Covering the Leading Issues most studied and debated by students), SIRS Government Reporter (Historic and Government Documents, Directories and Almanacs), SIRS Renaissance (Current Perspectives on the Arts & Humanities), and SIRS Web Select (Editorially Selected Web Sites).